Riordan Manufacturing's finance and accounting department has been unable to achieve anything remotely resembling "seamless compatibility" as far as their operating systems are concerned. Some Riordan finance and accounting information is provided to corporate via data files. Some data is provided via hardcopy reports and must be re-entered. Other data is provided via data files but must be converted (redirected) to the proper account codes. Subsequently, Riordan has experienced some situations regarding finance and accounting …showed first 75 words of 631 total…

…showed last 75 words of 631 total…we anticipate employees will need some training related to using Terminal Services. The proposed changes will help reduce Riordan's expense in licensing ($42000 per year) as well as IT related travel expenses ($22000 per year). The changes will also help streamline the operations, and assist in customer support by eliminating different operating systems and hardware platforms. This is a win-win scenario for all of the stakeholders of this project, providing a more homogenous system and reduced labor.